Consistent diel activity patterns of forest mammals among tropical regions

dc.citation.articleNumber7102en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleNature Communicationsen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber13en_US
dc.contributor.authorVallejo-Vargas, Andrea F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSheil, Douglasen_US
dc.contributor.authorSemper-Pascual, Asunciónen_US
dc.contributor.authorBeaudrot, Lydiaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAhumada, Jorge A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAkampurira, Emmanuelen_US
dc.contributor.authorBitariho, Roberten_US
dc.contributor.authorEspinosa, Santiagoen_US
dc.contributor.authorEstienne, Vittoriaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJansen, Patrick A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKayijamahe, Charlesen_US
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Emanuel H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLima, Marcela Guimarães Moreiraen_US
dc.contributor.authorMugerwa, Badruen_US
dc.contributor.authorRovero, Francescoen_US
dc.contributor.authorSalvador, Juliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Fernandaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSpironello, Wilson Robertoen_US
dc.contributor.authorUzabaho, Eustrateen_US
dc.contributor.authorBischof, Richarden_US
dc.contributor.orgProgram in Ecology & Evolutionary Biologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-13T19:11:36Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-12-13T19:11:36Zen_US
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.description.abstractAn animal’s daily use of time (their “diel activity”) reflects their adaptations, requirements, and interactions, yet we know little about the underlying processes governing diel activity within and among communities. Here we examine whether community-level activity patterns differ among biogeographic regions, and explore the roles of top-down versus bottom-up processes and thermoregulatory constraints. Using data from systematic camera-trap networks in 16 protected forests across the tropics, we examine the relationships of mammals’ diel activity to body mass and trophic guild. Also, we assess the activity relationships within and among guilds. Apart from Neotropical insectivores, guilds exhibited consistent cross-regional activity in relation to body mass. Results indicate that thermoregulation constrains herbivore and insectivore activity (e.g., larger Afrotropical herbivores are ~7 times more likely to be nocturnal than smaller herbivores), while bottom-up processes constrain the activity of carnivores in relation to herbivores, and top-down processes constrain the activity of small omnivores and insectivores in relation to large carnivores’ activity. Overall, diel activity of tropical mammal communities appears shaped by similar processes and constraints among regions reflecting body mass and trophic guilds.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVallejo-Vargas, Andrea F., Sheil, Douglas, Semper-Pascual, Asunción, et al.. "Consistent diel activity patterns of forest mammals among tropical regions." <i>Nature Communications,</i> 13, (2022) Springer Nature: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34825-1.en_US
dc.identifier.digitals41467-022-34825-1en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34825-1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/114124en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
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dc.titleConsistent diel activity patterns of forest mammals among tropical regionsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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